About Daisy

We adopted her in Pennsylvania when she was 10 weeks old in August 2023 and she is a full-bred Shiba Inu. She is a high-energy dog who actively seeks stimulation and activity throughout the day. We currently take her on a 30-45 minute walk each morning and do our best to play with her, but 3 of the 5 days during the week (when we are in the office), she is at home with our other dog, Maverick. My husband and I both work full-time jobs and unfortunately, when we go into the office, Daisy often gets bored at the house. We typically keep her gated off in our kitchen with toys of varying size and texture, water, etc., but after a few hours go by, she will end up shredding her bed that we leave out or chew the cabinets/chairs. She is also kennel-trained and even when we leave her in there while we are gone, she shreds her bed and we come home to the stuffing all over her kennel. We are doing our best to keep up with her needs, but we no longer feel we have the proper time to give her the best life she can have. Additionally, we are expecting our first child and I am due this upcoming July, which will only further limit the time we will be able to spend with Daisy. We also have serious concerns about it being a matter of when, and not if, she hurts our daughter. We have noticed when Daisy plays with Maverick, she leads with her mouth and there are times where she lashes out with small acts of aggression, whether provoked or not, as well as towards us if we pet her ears, paws, tail, etc. in the wrong manner. To be clear, it is nothing harmful to Maverick and she has never broken our skin with her bites, but it could certainly be harmful to a newborn and we are not willing to take that risk. We have invested a significant amount of time and money in training Daisy and she is a very intelligent dog, capable of understanding what she should/should not do. The difficulty, especially given her breed, is that her obedience can be low if she is not motivated and the training is not consistently applied, which is ultimately the situation we are in given everything going on in our lives. We are happy to provide more details regarding the training that we did with Daisy to assist any new owner(s) with the transition. She can also be a very sweet and loving dog, when she wants to be. We envision her going to someone (or a family with older children who can respect her boundaries) who can devote more time to her physical and emotional needs, including more time spent one-on-one and providing her plenty of opportunity to run/explore/play with various different stimuli to keep her active. We think she would benefit from a house who has someone home with her majority of the time and she is their 'child.' Ultimately, we want what is best for her and for her to thrive, which we know deep down, is not us.

Maricopa County
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260